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KARUNA | 2007 Beneteau 49

KARUNA | Beneteau 49 49ft

Us$ 279,900.

Karuna SS is an excellent example of a well equipped performance offshore cruising sloop. Extensively updated with quality cruising gear in the past 24 months, Karuna is ready for a summers adventure in the Bahamas, Caribbean and beyond.

Specifications

• Length: 49ft
• Beam: 14' 9"
• Draft: 5' 0"
• Displacement: 13.25 lbs
• Hull: Fiberglass
• Status: Monohull for Sale

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MEASUREMENTS

• Max Draft: 5' 0"
• Displacement: 13.25 lb tonnes
• Bridge Clearance Measure: 63' 6"
• Cabin Head room measure: 0' 0"
• Beam Measure: 14' 9"
• Engine Brand: YANMAR
• Year Built: 2007
• Engine Model: JH 4 series 164 757 E701
• Engine Type: InBoard
• Engine/Fuel Type: Diesel
• Engine Hours: 920
• Engine Power: 76 hp

Accommodations

• Number of cabins: 3
• Number of heads: 2

Layout & Accommodations

Master Queen Berth at bow 2 additional berths at stern Master ensuite bath with shower and new electric macerator automated toilet Starboard berth shared ensuite bath with shower and new manual pump macerator toilet Large bright salon with expandable generous seating for 8 Separate Nav station Lots of storage Beautiful wood in interior, well kept in mint condition Bermuda Rig type Fractional rigged sloop Named the design “Boat of the Year” in 2007 by Cruising World magazine

Double sink New coolant coil in freezer Fridge with small freezer and separate easy access deep freezer Propane oven and stove Nice storage and comfortable food prep/cooking space

Deck & Equipment

Teak decking Seat cushions Center console flips up for comfortable on deck dining Gas grill at stern Fishing rods holders and deep-sea fishing rods Emergency Life Sling, rescue pack at stern Swim transom with ladder Dinghy Davits added 2022 with block and tackle 55 lb Plough with 200 ft of galvanized chain 50 lb Delta Fortress 30 lb Stainless Delta

Electronics & Navigation

Dual Helm Raymarine E 80 at Nav Station Raymarine E 120 at cockpit center console Starlink Satellite (subscription required). New and mounted above solar panels ICOM handheld VHF Plasma magnetic compass at each helm

Electrical, Power & Plumbing

Westerbeke 16 KW Generator # 53285 with @ 1300 hrs New solar panels and regulator New Marine batteries and charger 2021 Air conditioning. 28,000 BTU in 2 reverse cycle units of 18k and 10k

Engine & Mechanical

Yanmar 76 HP JH4 series

Sails & Rigging

New Main Halyard Lewmar winches

Additional Information

Emergency Ditch Bag Numerous tools Snorkeling gear Fishing equipment

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43 of the best bluewater sailboat designs of all time

• January 5, 2022

How do you choose the right yacht for you? We highlight the very best bluewater sailboat designs for every type of cruising

Which yacht is the best for bluewater boating? This question generates even more debate among sailors than questions about what’s the coolest yacht , or the best for racing. Whereas racing designs are measured against each other, cruising sailors get very limited opportunities to experience different yachts in real oceangoing conditions, so what is the best bluewater sailboat?

Here, we bring you our top choices from decades of designs and launches. Over the years, the Yachting World team has sailed these boats, tested them or judged them for European Yacht of the Year awards, and we have sifted through the many to curate a selection that we believe should be on your wishlist.

Making the right choice may come down to how you foresee your yacht being used after it has crossed an ocean or completed a passage: will you be living at anchor or cruising along the coast? If so, your guiding requirements will be space, cabin size, ease of launching a tender and anchoring closer to shore, and whether it can comfortably accommodate non-expert-sailor guests.

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All of these considerations have generated the inexorable rise of the bluewater catamaran – monohulls can’t easily compete on these points. We have a full separate feature on the best bluewater multihulls of all time and here we mostly focus on monohulls. The only exceptions to that rule are two multihulls which made it into our best bluewater sailboats of 2022 list.

As so much of making the right choice is selecting the right boat for the venture in mind, we have separated out our edit into categories: best for comfort; for families; for performance; and for expedition or high latitudes sailing .

Best bluewater sailboats of 2022

The new flagship Allures 51.9, for example, is a no-nonsense adventure cruising design built and finished to a high standard. It retains Allures’ niche of using aluminium hulls with glassfibre decks and superstructures, which, the yard maintains, gives the optimum combination of least maintenance and less weight higher up. Priorities for this design were a full beam aft cabin and a spacious, long cockpit. Both are excellent, with the latter, at 6m long, offering formidable social, sailing and aft deck zones.

It likes some breeze to come to life on the wheel, but I appreciate that it’s designed to take up to five tonnes payload. And I like the ease with which you can change gears using the furling headsails and the positioning of the powerful Andersen winches inboard. The arch is standard and comes with a textile sprayhood or hard bimini.

Below decks you’ll find abundant headroom and natural light, a deep U-shape galley and cavernous stowage. For those who like the layout of the Amel 50 but would prefer aluminium or shoal draught, look no further.

Allures 51.9 price: €766,000

The Ovni 370 is another cunning new aluminum centreboard offering, a true deck saloon cruiser for two. The designers say the biggest challenge was to create a Category A ocean going yacht at this size with a lifting keel, hence the hull had to be very stable.

Enjoyable to helm, it has a practical, deep cockpit behind a large sprayhood, which can link to the bimini on the arch. Many of its most appealing features lie in the bright, light, contemporary, clever, voluminous interior, which has good stowage and tankage allocation. There’s also a practical navstation, a large workroom and a vast separate shower. I particularly like the convertible saloom, which can double as a large secure daybed or pilot berth.

Potentially the least expensive Category A lift keel boat available, the Ovni will get you dreaming of remote places again.

Ovni 370 price: €282,080

There’s no shortage of spirit in the Windelo 50. We gave this a sustainability award after it’s founders spent two years researching environmentally-friendly composite materials, developing an eco-composite of basalt fibre and recycled PET foam so it could build boats that halve the environmental impact of standard glassfibre yachts.

The Windelo 50 is an intriguing package – from the styling, modular interior and novel layout to the solar field on the roof and the standard electric propulsion, it is completely fresh.

Windelo 50 price: €795,000

Best bluewater sailboat of 2022 – Outremer 55

I would argue that this is the most successful new production yacht on the market. Well over 50 have already sold (an equipped model typically costs €1.6m) – and I can understand why. After all, were money no object, I had this design earmarked as the new yacht I would most likely choose for a world trip.

Indeed 55 number one Sanya, was fully equipped for a family’s world cruise, and left during our stay for the Grand Large Odyssey tour. Whereas we sailed Magic Kili, which was tricked up with performance options, including foam-cored deckheads and supports, carbon crossbeam and bulkheads, and synthetic rigging.

At rest, these are enticing space ships. Taking one out to sea is another matter though. These are speed machines with the size, scale and loads to be rightly weary of. Last month Nikki Henderson wrote a feature for us about how to manage a new breed of performance cruising cats just like this and how she coaches new owners. I could not think of wiser money spent for those who do not have ample multihull sailing experience.

Under sail, the most fun was obviously reserved for the reaching leg under asymmetric, where we clocked between 11-16 knots in 15-16 knots wind. But it was the stability and of those sustained low teen speeds which really hit home  – passagemaking where you really cover miles.

Key features include the swing helms, which give you views from outboard, over the coachroof or from a protected position in the cockpit through the coachroof windows, and the vast island in the galley, which is key to an open plan main living area. It helps provide cavernous stowage and acts as the heart of the entertaining space as it would in a modern home. As Danish judge Morten Brandt-Rasmussen comments: “Apart from being the TGV of ocean passages the boat offers the most spacious, open and best integration of the cockpit and salon areas in the market.”

Outremer has done a top job in packing in the creature comforts, stowage space and payload capacity, while keeping it light enough to eat miles. Although a lot to absorb and handle, the 55 offers a formidable blend of speed and luxury cruising.

Outremer 55 price: €1.35m

Best bluewater sailboats for comfort

This is the successor to the legendary Super Maramu, a ketch design that for several decades defined easy downwind handling and fostered a cult following for the French yard. Nearly a decade old, the Amel 55 is the bridge between those world-girdling stalwarts and Amel’s more recent and totally re-imagined sloop designs, the Amel 50 and 60.

The 55 boasts all the serious features Amel aficionados loved and valued: a skeg-hung rudder, solidly built hull, watertight bulkheads, solid guardrails and rampart bulwarks. And, most noticeable, the solid doghouse in which the helmsman sits in perfect shelter at the wheel.

This is a design to live on comfortably for long periods and the list of standard features just goes on and on: passarelle; proper sea berths with lee cloths; electric furling main and genoa; and a multitude of practical items that go right down to a dishwasher and crockery.

There’s no getting around the fact these designs do look rather dated now, and through the development of easier sail handling systems the ketch rig has fallen out of fashion, but the Amel is nothing short of a phenomenon, and if you’ve never even peeked on board one, you really have missed a treat.

Photo: Sander van der Borch

Contest 50CS

A centre cockpit cruiser with true longevity, the Contest 50CS was launched by Conyplex back in 2003 and is still being built by the family-owned Dutch company, now in updated and restyled form.

With a fully balanced rudder, large wheel and modern underwater sections, the Contest 50CS is a surprisingly good performer for a boat that has a dry weight of 17.5 tonnes. Many were fitted with in-mast furling, which clearly curtails that performance, but even without, this boat is set up for a small crew.

Electric winches and mainsheet traveller are all easy to reach from the helm. On our test of the Contest 50CS, we saw for ourselves how two people can gybe downwind under spinnaker without undue drama. Upwind, a 105% genoa is so easy to tack it flatters even the weediest crewmember.

Down below, the finish level of the joinery work is up there among the best and the interior is full of clever touches, again updated and modernised since the early models. Never the cheapest bluewater sailing yacht around, the Contest 50CS has remained in demand as a brokerage buy. She is a reassuringly sure-footed, easily handled, very well built yacht that for all those reasons has stood the test of time.

This is a yacht that would be well capable of helping you extend your cruising grounds, almost without realising it.

Read more about the Contest 50CS and the new Contest 49CS

Photo: Rick Tomlinson

Hallberg-Rassy 48 Mk II

For many, the Swedish Hallberg-Rassy yard makes the quintessential bluewater cruiser for couples. With their distinctive blue cove line, these designs are famous for their seakindly behaviour, solid-as-a-rock build and beautifully finished, traditional interiors.

To some eyes, Hallberg-Rassys aren’t quite cool enough, but it’s been company owner Magnus Rassy’s confidence in the formula and belief in incremental ‘step-by-step’ evolution that has been such an exceptional guarantor of reliable quality, reputation and resale value.

The centre cockpit Hallberg-Rassy 48 epitomises the concept of comfort at sea and, like all the Frers-designed Hallberg-Rassys since the 1990s, is surprisingly fleet upwind as well as steady downwind. The 48 is perfectly able to be handled by a couple (as we found a few years back in the Pacific), and could with no great effort crack out 200-mile days.

The Hallberg-Rassy 48 was launched nearly a decade ago, but the Mk II from 2014 is our pick, updated with a more modern profile, larger windows and hull portlights that flood the saloon and aft cabin with light. With a large chart table, secure linear galley, heaps of stowage and space for bluewater extras such as machinery and gear, this yacht pretty much ticks all the boxes.

Discovery 55

First launched in 2000, the Discovery 55 has stood the test of time. Designed by Ron Holland, it hit a sweet spot in size that appealed to couples and families with world girdling plans.

Elegantly styled and well balanced, the 55 is also a practical design, with a deep and secure cockpit, comfortable seating, a self-tacking jib, dedicated stowage for the liferaft , a decent sugar scoop transom that’s useful for swimming or dinghy access, and very comfortable accommodation below. In short, it is a design that has been well thought out by those who’ve been there, got the bruises, stubbed their toes and vowed to change things in the future if they ever got the chance.

Throughout the accommodation there are plenty of examples of good detailing, from the proliferation of handholds and grabrails, to deep sinks in the galley offering immediate stowage when under way and the stand up/sit down showers. Stowage is good, too, with plenty of sensibly sized lockers in easily accessible positions.

The Discovery 55 has practical ideas and nifty details aplenty. She’s not, and never was, a breakthrough in modern luxury cruising but she is pretty, comfortable to sail and live on, and well mannered.

Photo: Latitudes Picture Library

You can’t get much more Cornish than a Rustler. The hulls of this Stephen Jones design are hand-moulded and fitted out in Falmouth – and few are more ruggedly built than this traditional, up-for-anything offshore cruiser.

She boasts an encapsulated lead keel, eliminating keel bolts and creating a sump for generous fuel and water tankage, while a chunky skeg protects the rudder. She is designed for good directional stability and load carrying ability. These are all features that lend this yacht confidence as it shoulders aside the rough stuff.

Most of those built have had a cutter rig, a flexible arrangement that makes sense for long passages in all sea and weather conditions. Down below, the galley and saloon berths are comfortable and sensible for living in port and at sea, with joinery that Rustler’s builders are rightly proud of.

As modern yachts have got wider, higher and fatter, the Rustler 42 is an exception. This is an exceptionally well-mannered seagoing yacht in the traditional vein, with elegant lines and pleasing overhangs, yet also surprisingly powerful. And although now over 20 years old, timeless looks and qualities mean this design makes her look ever more like a perennial, a modern classic.

The definitive crossover size, the point at which a yacht can be handled by a couple but is just large enough to have a professional skipper and be chartered, sits at around the 60ft mark. At 58ft 8in, the Oyster 575 fitted perfectly into this growing market when launched in 2010. It went on to be one of the most popular models from the yard, and is only now being superseded by the newer Rob Humphreys-designed Oyster 565 (just launched this spring).

Built in various configurations with either a deep keel, shoal draught keel or centreboard with twin rudders, owners could trade off better performance against easy access to shallower coves and anchorages. The deep-bodied hull, also by Rob Humphreys, is known for its easy motion at sea.

Some of the Oyster 575’s best features include its hallmark coachroof windows style and centre cockpit – almost everyone will know at first glance this is an Oyster – and superb interior finish. If she has a flaw, it is arguably the high cockpit, but the flip side is the galley headroom and passageway berth to the large aft stateroom.

This design also has a host of practical features for long-distance cruising, such as high guardrails, dedicated liferaft stowage, a vast lazarette for swallowing sails, tender, fenders etc, and a penthouse engine room.

Privilege Serie 5

A true luxury catamaran which, fully fitted out, will top €1m, this deserves to be seen alongside the likes of the Oyster 575, Gunfleet 58 and Hallberg-Rassy 55. It boasts a large cockpit and living area, and a light and spacious saloon with an emphasis on indoor-outdoor living, masses of refrigeration and a big galley.

Standout features are finish quality and solid build in a yacht designed to take a high payload, a secure walkaround deck and all-round views from the helm station. The new Privilege 510 that will replace this launches in February 2020.

Gunfleet 43

It was with this Tony Castro design that Richard Matthews, founder of Oyster Yachts, launched a brand new rival brand in 2012, the smallest of a range stretching to the flagship Gunfleet 74. The combination of short overhangs and centre cockpit at this size do make the Gunfleet 43 look modern if a little boxy, but time and subsequent design trends have been kind to her lines, and the build quality is excellent. The saloon, galley and aft cabin space is exceptional on a yacht of this size.

Photo: David Harding

Conceived as a belt-and-braces cruiser, the Kraken 50 launched last year. Its unique points lie underwater in the guise of a full skeg-hung rudder and so-called ‘Zero Keel’, an encapsulated long keel with lead ballast.

Kraken Yachts is the brainchild of British businessman and highly experienced cruiser Dick Beaumont, who is adamant that safety should be foremost in cruising yacht design and build. “There is no such thing as ‘one yacht for all purposes’… You cannot have the best of all worlds, whatever the salesman tells you,” he says.

Read our full review of the Kraken 50 .

Wauquiez Centurion 57

Few yachts can claim to be both an exciting Med-style design and a serious and practical northern European offshore cruiser, but the Wauquiez Centurion 57 tries to blend both. She slightly misses if you judge solely by either criterion, but is pretty and practical enough to suit her purpose.

A very pleasant, well-considered yacht, she is impressively built and finished with a warm and comfortable interior. More versatile than radical, she could be used for sailing across the Atlantic in comfort and raced with equal enjoyment at Antigua Sailing Week .

A modern classic if ever there was one. A medium to heavy displacement yacht, stiff and easily capable of standing up to her canvas. Pretty, traditional lines and layout below.

Photo: Voyage of Swell

Well-proven US legacy design dating back to the mid-1960s that once conquered the Transpac Race . Still admired as pretty, with slight spoon bow and overhanging transom.

Capable medium displacement cruiser, ideal size and good accommodation for couples or family cruising, and much less costly than similar luxury brands.

Photo: Peter Szamer

Swedish-built aft cockpit cruiser, smaller than many here, but a well-built and finished, super-durable pocket ocean cruiser.

Tartan 3700

Designed as a performance cruiser there are nimbler alternatives now, but this is still an extremely pretty yacht.

Broker ’ s choice

Discovery 55 Brizo

This yacht has already circumnavigated the globe and is ‘prepared for her next adventure,’ says broker Berthon. Price: £535,000 + VAT

Oyster 575 Ayesha

‘Stunning, and perfectly equipped for bluewater cruising,’ says broker Ancasta International. Price: £845,000 (tax not paid)

Oyster 575 Pearls of Nautilus

Nearly new and with a high spec, this Oyster Brokerage yacht features American white oak joinery and white leather upholstery and has a shoal draught keel. Price: $1.49m

Best bluewater yachts for performance

The Frers-designed Swan 54 may not be the newest hull shape but heralded Swan’s latest generation of displacement bluewater cruisers when launched four years ago. With raked stem, deep V hull form, lower freeboard and slight curve to the topsides she has a more timeless aesthetic than many modern slab-sided high volume yachts, and with that a seakindly motion in waves. If you plan to cover many miles to weather, this is probably the yacht you want to be on.

Photo: Carlo Borlenghi

Besides Swan’s superlative build quality, the 54 brings many true bluewater features, including a dedicated sail locker. There’s also a cockpit locker that functions as a utility cabin, with potential to hold your generator and washing machine, or be a workshop space.

The sloping transom opens out to reveal a 2.5m bathing platform, and although the cabins are not huge there is copious stowage space. Down below the top-notch oak joinery is well thought through with deep fiddles, and there is a substantial nav station. But the Swan 54 wins for handling above all, with well laid-out sail controls that can be easily managed between a couple, while offering real sailing enjoyment to the helmsman.

Photo: Graham Snook

The Performance Cruiser winner at the 2019 European Yacht of the Year awards, the Arcona 435 is all about the sailing experience. She has genuine potential as a cruiser-racer, but her strengths are as an enjoyable cruiser rather than a full-blown liveaboard bluewater boat.

Build quality is excellent, there is the option of a carbon hull and deck, and elegant lines and a plumb bow give the Arcona 435 good looks as well as excellent performance in light airs. Besides slick sail handling systems, there are well thought-out features for cruising, such as ample built-in rope bins and an optional semi-closed stern with stowage and swim platform.

Outremer 51

If you want the space and stability of a cat but still prioritise sailing performance, Outremer has built a reputation on building catamarans with true bluewater characteristics that have cruised the planet for the past 30 years.

Lighter and slimmer-hulled than most cruising cats, the Outremer 51 is all about sailing at faster speeds, more easily. The lower volume hulls and higher bridgedeck make for a better motion in waves, while owners report that being able to maintain a decent pace even under reduced canvas makes for stress-free passages. Deep daggerboards also give good upwind performance.

With bucket seats and tiller steering options, the Outremer 51 rewards sailors who want to spend time steering, while they’re famously well set up for handling with one person on deck. The compromise comes with the interior space – even with a relatively minimalist style, there is less cabin space and stowage volume than on the bulkier cats, but the Outremer 51 still packs in plenty of practical features.

The Xc45 was the first cruising yacht X-Yachts ever built, and designed to give the same X-Yachts sailing experience for sailors who’d spent years racing 30/40-footer X- and IMX designs, but in a cruising package.

Launched over 10 years ago, the Xc45 has been revisited a few times to increase the stowage and modernise some of the styling, but the key features remain the same, including substantial tanks set low for a low centre of gravity, and X-Yachts’ trademark steel keel grid structure. She has fairly traditional styling and layout, matched with solid build quality.

A soft bilge and V-shaped hull gives a kindly motion in waves, and the cockpit is secure, if narrow by modern standards.

A three or four cabin catamaran that’s fleet of foot with high bridgedeck clearance for comfortable motion at sea. With tall daggerboards and carbon construction in some high load areas, Catana cats are light and quick to accelerate.

Sweden Yachts 45

An established bluewater design that also features in plenty of offshore races. Some examples are specced with carbon rig and retractable bowsprits. All have a self-tacking jib for ease. Expect sweeping areas of teak above decks and a traditionally wooded interior with hanging wet locker.

A vintage performer, first launched in 1981, the 51 was the first Frers-designed Swan and marked a new era of iconic cruiser-racers. Some 36 of the Swan 51 were built, many still actively racing and cruising nearly 40 years on. Classic lines and a split cockpit make this a boat for helming, not sunbathing.

Photo: Julien Girardot / EYOTY

The JPK 45 comes from a French racing stable, combining race-winning design heritage with cruising amenities. What you see is what you get – there are no superfluous headliners or floorboards, but there are plenty of ocean sailing details, like inboard winches for safe trimming. The JPK 45 also has a brilliantly designed cockpit with an optional doghouse creating all-weather shelter, twin wheels and superb clutch and rope bin arrangement.

Photo: Andreas Lindlahr

For sailors who don’t mind exchanging a few creature comforts for downwind planing performance, the Pogo 50 offers double-digit surfing speeds for exhilarating tradewind sailing. There’s an open transom, tiller steering and no backstay or runners. The Pogo 50 also has a swing keel, to nose into shallow anchorages.

Seawind 1600

Seawinds are relatively unknown in Europe, but these bluewater cats are very popular in Australia. As would be expected from a Reichel-Pugh design, this 52-footer combines striking good looks and high performance, with fine entry bows and comparatively low freeboard. Rudders are foam cored lifting designs in cassettes, which offer straightforward access in case of repairs, while daggerboards are housed under the deck.

Best bluewater sailboats for families

It’s unsurprising that, for many families, it’s a catamaran that meets their requirements best of increased space – both living space and separate cabins for privacy-seeking teenagers, additional crew or visiting family – as well as stable and predictable handling.

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Undoubtedly one of the biggest success stories has been the Lagoon 450, which, together with boats like the Fountaine Pajot 44, helped drive up the popularity of catamaran cruising by making it affordable and accessible. They have sold in huge numbers – over 1,000 Lagoon 450s have been built since its launch in 2010.

The VPLP-designed 450 was originally launched with a flybridge with a near central helming position and upper level lounging areas (450F). The later ‘sport top’ option (450S) offered a starboard helm station and lower boom (and hence lower centre of gravity for reduced pitching). The 450S also gained a hull chine to create additional volume above the waterline. The Lagoon features forward lounging and aft cockpit areas for additional outdoor living space.

Besides being a big hit among charter operators, Lagoons have proven themselves over thousands of bluewater miles – there were seven Lagoon 450s in last year’s ARC alone. In what remains a competitive sector of the market, Lagoon has recently launched a new 46, with a larger self-tacking jib and mast moved aft, and more lounging areas.

Photo: Gilles Martin-Raget

Fountaine Pajot Helia 44

The FP Helia 44 is lighter, lower volume, and has a lower freeboard than the Lagoon, weighing in at 10.8 tonnes unloaded (compared to 15 for the 450). The helm station is on a mezzanine level two steps up from the bridgedeck, with a bench seat behind. A later ‘Evolution’ version was designed for liveaboard cruisers, featuring beefed up dinghy davits and an improved saloon space.

Available in three or four cabin layouts, the Helia 44 was also popular with charter owners as well as families. The new 45 promises additional volume, and an optional hydraulically lowered ‘beach club’ swim platform.

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The French RM 1370 might be less well known than the big brand names, but offers something a little bit different for anyone who wants a relatively voluminous cruising yacht. Designed by Marc Lombard, and beautifully built from plywood/epoxy, the RM is stiff and responsive, and sails superbly.

The RM yachts have a more individual look – in part down to the painted finish, which encourages many owners to personalise their yachts, but also thanks to their distinctive lines with reverse sheer and dreadnought bow. The cockpit is well laid out with the primary winches inboard for a secure trimming position. The interior is light, airy and modern, although the open transom won’t appeal to everyone.

For those wanting a monohull, the Hanse 575 hits a similar sweet spot to the popular multis, maximising accommodation for a realistic price, yet with responsive performance.

The Hanse offers a vast amount of living space thanks to the ‘loft design’ concept of having all the living areas on a single level, which gives a real feeling of spaciousness with no raised saloon or steps to accommodation. The trade-off for such lofty head height is a substantial freeboard – it towers above the pontoon, while, below, a stepladder is provided to reach some hatches.

Galley options include drawer fridge-freezers, microwave and coffee machine, and the full size nav station can double up as an office or study space.

But while the Hanse 575 is a seriously large boat, its popularity is also down to the fact that it is genuinely able to be handled by a couple. It was innovative in its deck layout: with a self-tacking jib and mainsheet winches immediately to hand next to the helm, one person could both steer and trim.

Direct steering gives a feeling of control and some tangible sailing fun, while the waterline length makes for rapid passage times. In 2016 the German yard launched the newer Hanse 588 model, having already sold 175 of the 575s in just four years.

Photo: Bertel Kolthof

Jeanneau 54

Jeanneau leads the way among production builders for versatile all-rounder yachts that balance sail performance and handling, ergonomics, liveaboard functionality and good looks. The Jeanneau 54 , part of the range designed by Philippe Briand with interior by Andrew Winch, melds the best of the larger and smaller models and is available in a vast array of layout options from two cabins/two heads right up to five cabins and three heads.

We’ve tested the Jeanneau 54 in a gale and very light winds, and it acquitted itself handsomely in both extremes. The primary and mainsheet winches are to hand next to the wheel, and the cockpit is spacious, protected and child-friendly. An electric folding swim and sun deck makes for quick fun in the water.

Nautitech Open 46

This was the first Nautitech catamaran to be built under the ownership of Bavaria, designed with an open-plan bridgedeck and cockpit for free-flowing living space. But with good pace for eating up bluewater miles, and aft twin helms rather than a flybridge, the Nautitech Open 46 also appeals to monohull sailors who prefer a more direct sailing experience.

Made by Robertson and Caine, who produce catamarans under a dual identity as both Leopard and the Sunsail/Moorings charter cats, the Leopard 45 is set to be another big seller. Reflecting its charter DNA, the Leopard 45 is voluminous, with stepped hulls for reduced waterline, and a separate forward cockpit.

Built in South Africa, they are robustly tested off the Cape and constructed ruggedly enough to handle heavy weather sailing as well as the demands of chartering.

Photo: Olivier Blanchet

If space is king then three hulls might be even better than two. The Neel 51 is rare as a cruising trimaran with enough space for proper liveaboard sailing. The galley and saloon are in the large central hull, together with an owner’s cabin on one level for a unique sensation of living above the water. Guest or family cabins lie in the outer hulls for privacy and there is a cavernous full height engine room under the cabin sole.

Performance is notably higher than an equivalent cruising cat, particularly in light winds, with a single rudder giving a truly direct feel in the helm, although manoeuvring a 50ft trimaran may daunt many sailors.

Beneteau Oceanis 46.1

A brilliant new model from Beneteau, this Finot Conq design has a modern stepped hull, which offers exhilarating and confidence-inspiring handling in big breezes, and slippery performance in lighter winds.

The Beneteau Oceanis 46.1 was the standout performer at this year’s European Yacht of the Year awards, and, in replacing the popular Oceanis 45, looks set to be another bestseller. Interior space is well used with a double island berth in the forepeak. An additional inboard unit creates a secure galley area, but tank capacity is moderate for long periods aboard.

Beneteau Oceanis 473

A popular model that offers beam and height in a functional layout, although, as with many boats of this age (she was launched in 2002), the mainsheet is not within reach of the helmsman.

Jeanneau Sun Odyssey 49

The Philippe Briand-designed Sun Odyssey range has a solid reputation as family production cruisers. Like the 473, the Sun Odyssey 49 was popular for charter so there are plenty of four-cabin models on the market.

Nautitech 441

The hull design dates back to 1995, but was relaunched in 2012. Though the saloon interior has dated, the 441 has solid practical features, such as a rainwater run-off collection gutter around the coachroof.

Atlantic 42

Chris White-designed cats feature a pilothouse and forward waist-high working cockpit with helm position, as well as an inside wheel at the nav station. The Atlantic 42 offers limited accommodation by modern cat standards but a very different sailing experience.

Best bluewater sailing yachts for expeditions

Bestevaer 56.

All of the yachts in our ‘expedition’ category are aluminium-hulled designs suitable for high latitude sailing, and all are exceptional yachts. But the Bestevaer 56 is a spectacular amount of boat to take on a true adventure. Each Bestevaer is a near-custom build with plenty of bespoke options for owners to customise the layout and where they fall on the scale of rugged off-grid adventurer to 4×4-style luxury fit out.

The Bestevaer range began when renowned naval architect Gerard Dijkstra chose to design his own personal yacht for liveaboard adventure cruising, a 53-footer. The concept drew plenty of interest from bluewater sailors wanting to make longer expeditions and Bestevaers are now available in a range of sizes, with the 56-footer proving a popular mid-range length.

The well-known Bestevaer 56 Tranquilo  (pictured above) has a deep, secure cockpit, voluminous tanks (700lt water and over 1,100lt fuel) and a lifting keel plus water ballast, with classically styled teak clad decks and pilot house. Other owners have opted for functional bare aluminium hull and deck, some choose a doghouse and others a pilothouse.

Photo: Jean-Marie Liot

The Boreal 52 also offers Land Rover-esque practicality, with utilitarian bare aluminium hulls and a distinctive double-level doghouse/coachroof arrangement for added protection in all weathers. The cockpit is clean and uncluttered, thanks to the mainsheet position on top of the doghouse, although for visibility in close manoeuvring the helmsman will want to step up onto the aft deck.

Twin daggerboards, a lifting centreboard and long skeg on which she can settle make this a true go-anywhere expedition yacht. The metres of chain required for adventurous anchoring is stowed in a special locker by the mast to keep the weight central. Down below has been thought through with equally practical touches, including plenty of bracing points and lighting that switches on to red light first to protect your night vision.

Photo: Morris Adant / Garcia Yachts

Garcia Exploration 45

The Garcia Exploration 45 comes with real experience behind her – she was created in association with Jimmy Cornell, based on his many hundreds of thousands of miles of bluewater cruising, to go anywhere from high latitudes to the tropics.

Arguably less of a looker than the Bestevaer, the Garcia Exploration 45 features a rounded aluminium hull, centreboard with deep skeg and twin daggerboards. The considerable anchor chain weight has again been brought aft, this time via a special conduit to a watertight locker in front of the centreboard.

This is a yacht designed to be lived on for extended periods with ample storage, and panoramic portlights to give a near 360° view of whichever extraordinary landscape you are exploring. Safety features include a watertight companionway door to keep extreme weather out and through-hull fittings placed above the waterline. When former Vendée Globe skipper Pete Goss went cruising , this was the boat he chose to do it in.

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A truly well-proven expedition design, some 1,500 Ovnis have been built and many sailed to some of the most far-flung corners of the world. (Jimmy Cornell sailed his Aventura some 30,000 miles, including two Drake Passage crossings, one in 50 knots of wind).

Futuna Exploration 54

Another aluminium design with a swinging centreboard and a solid enclosed pilothouse with protected cockpit area. There’s a chunky bowsprit and substantial transom arch to house all manner of electronics and power generation.

Previous boats have been spec’d for North West Passage crossings with additional heating and engine power, although there’s a carbon rig option for those that want a touch of the black stuff. The tanks are capacious, with 1,000lt capability for both fresh water and fuel.

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> > Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about their products on Cruisers Forums. 09-08-2008, 02:11   a few weeks back and fell in love with the looks of the new 49. I love the style (interior and exterior) and she seems to be pretty well equipped for coastal cruising. I live in and would one day like to sail to and back and do cruising along the western coast. I here so many bad things about yachts that Im a bit to scared to move forward on this . I realizes like island packets are more suited for bad but at this point Im really interested in feedback on the beneteau.. plus the beneteau seems to be a quicker more performance boat or am I wrong. With 49 feet and around 30,000 lbs there should be some stability. although I worry that the is to flat and wide to right itself if she were to over turn in bad . Should i be worried about such a problem in a 50 foot yacht? And just in general im worried that the would not hold up and that the bulk heads could separate... am i just being a worry wart ? I dont plan to sail to for about 4 or 5 years so the to upgrade is not as much a worry as the structural integrity of the hull and . btw... is there a web site that rates yachts for etc... Id love to hear some feed back Chris 09-08-2008, 03:23   Boat: (Cruiser Living On Dirt) You can use it to look up sailboat parameters in a large database of , or enter your own and compare to the others. In addition, for any boat you can calculate a set of quantities that will help you measure how it will perform. 09-08-2008, 04:36   Boat: Island Packet 380, now sold for Cruisers Forum: in some key words, like Beneteau, , and see what you can find. 09-08-2008, 05:06   Boat: Taswell 49 boat. Never heard of bulkheads separating or hull integrity being an issue. any you will find there isn't a finer/stronger production boat on the market. The materials and methods used today are better than ever and the liner/grid system (overkill design) beneteau uses makes for a stiff/strong hull that can take a lot! Check hull thickness beneath the line and you'l find at least 1.25 inches and more in certain areas. The hull to joint is the srongest part of the boat and allows for no flexing. Beneteau has logged more bluewater miles than any other sailboat maker. Also, you will find that the more you the more confidence you'll have to take such a boat anywhere. I would buy another beneteau before I buy other production boats simply because of the confidence I have in the boats solid constuction. I have owned others. The flat bottom allows for a great turn of speed. When beating into a rough sea just bear off if you start to get uncomfortable and sail comfortably...this is what I do and have never had an issue. You will not be disapointed...it's a great boat...I would buy it if I could. 09-08-2008, 05:43   09-08-2008, 08:24   Boat: Pearson Countess 44 wannabe boats seem to last forever whereas production boats seem to have a limited lifespan? I had the option of a mint B37 but I decided to go ahead and get a CL41. Thanks for reading. 09-08-2008, 08:59   boats seem to last forever whereas production boats seem to have a limited lifespan? I had the option of a mint B37 but I decided to go ahead and get a CL41. Thanks for reading. 09-08-2008, 09:38   Boat: Taswell 49 has a half life of 5000 yrs....Also, grouping Beneteau into "production boats" and thus labelling them as inferior just because one has an afinity to "classic" boats is, once again, a very subjective statement...please back up your statements with proof...give me evidence of this limited lifespan. Soft air, a CL41 vs. a B37 are not comparable, they are two very different boats. I personally like the more modern flat bottomed style due to my liking a boat that has some speed to it. My preference does not make me be subjective towards classic type boats and believe me I could be very critical of certain classic boats. Regardless, I must say that this production boat biasness, I think, was developed in the eighties due to poor production methods and poor quality control of certain boat builders...however I have yet to come across an eighties built Beneteau that was of anything but excellent build quality. As a matter of fact, some classic 80s boats seem to have some serious issues.... 09-08-2008, 09:46   Boat: Simpson, Catamaran, 46ft. IMAGINE 09-08-2008, 10:07   Boat: Pearson Countess 44 wannabe . When I started to plan all the necessary to sail her thru the down to , everything needed to be done again from anchors to and capacity so I realized I was not going to be able to all of this. I think Beneteaus are excellent boats and the factory keeps in mind the comfort for coastal cruisers. Since I want to go to far places I changed my mind and got myself an also nicely maintained CL41 in Tortola. I am not saying one boat is better than the other all I am trying to express is if someone wants to go bluewater on a Beneteau those things that happened to me could be considered. Thanks again 09-08-2008, 10:52   Boat: Beneteau First 42 , Choy Lee et al the production boats of the mid-60’s to 70’s era. Take a walk through any southern marina today—and particularly Long Beach or Newport—and you will find a vast majority of old production boats—Cal’s, Columbia’s, Coronado’s, Newport’s, Pearson’s, Santana’s and, of course, not a few boats built by Choy Lee which, at the time, was the “higher end” of the Chinese production boats built with labor and cheaper , which, richly carved into door and wall , imparts an aura of quality not always deserved by the underlying structural workmanship. (In fact, the Choy Lee yard was the forerunner of a number of and Taiwanese yards that specialized in “cheap” knock-off’s of boats designed by Alden, Phil Rhodes and their contemporaries—e.g. the Rhodes Reliant’s and Bounty’s that miraculously reappeared as Choy Lee 40’s and 41’s—and, later, even Bob Perry’s designs.) Likewise, the Beneteau 49—tho’ not my “cuppa” tea—will surely be around in 20 years, and likely 50 years, and with reasonable and up-keep, will likely be going strong. For the , we happen to own a 23 year old Beneteau First 42 and we are frequently complimented for her beauty by passers by; and, on how plush and beautiful her woodwork and finishes are by visitors. She is as fast as a witch in any at all and rock steady in a seaway in lousy conditions which lets us arrive rested and in good spirits while our competitors in lesser—newer—yachts look like they’ve taken a beating. Cthelen’s question was to upgrade equipment is not as much a worry as the structural integrity of the hull and .” The structural integrity of the hull and rig are certainly more than sufficient. The boats are off-shore rated—many are delivered across oceans on their own bottoms—and the materials, workmanship and quality controls employed by Beneteau at its plants in the US and are first rate. More salient, in my view, is the suitability of the yacht for the proposed use—although one’s propositions and one’s actualizations are frequently at odds. While the yacht is certainly “lovely” to behold, that does not bespeak its sea keeping. The polar’s are impressive but with the hull shape and little of the yacht below the waterline for damping, I suspect she may roll her guts out off the in a seaway unless one is able to carry a press of sail for stability, which a crew may not. Moreover, the and water capacity—63 and 150 gallons respectively—are not impressive, nor is there much evidence of capacity unless one elects to use one of the aft cabins in the 3-cabin version for stores. Further negatives in my view are the width of the cabin/salon with nary a hand-hold in sight; minimal fiddles on counters; and, a lack of sea berths tho’ the settee berth in the and the twin aft berths could be made suitable. Of course, for the California—Hawaii run around the Pacific High, these might not be such important factors as one will only be at sea for two weeks or so in—normally—reasonably benign conditions. N’any case, FWIW— s/v HyLyte 09-08-2008, 18:37   Boat: CyberYacht 43 as "safe". After making sure that the boat is as good as good can be comes from experience, and caution. 09-08-2008, 22:50   capacity unless one elects to use one of the aft cabins in the 3-cabin version for stores. Further negatives in my view are the width of the cabin/salon with nary a hand-hold in sight; minimal fiddles on counters; and, a lack of sea berths tho’ the settee berth in the and the twin aft berths could be made suitable. Of course, for the California—Hawaii run around the Pacific High, these might not be such important factors as one will only be at sea for two weeks or so in—normally—reasonably benign conditions. N’any case, FWIW— s/v HyLyte 10-08-2008, 00:40   Boat: Hughes 38 Wild Card 38 which I have 50,000+ ocean miles on. Fatty, in Phuket, Thailand 10-08-2008, 08:18   Boat: Beneteau First 42 in any seaway, although you can easily carry your trysail and weather in an aft locker so that's not such an issue. As to diagonal berths--some friends of ours own a with a similar arrangement that they've taken to a few times and they report the berth is worthless in a seaway but okay in settled weather, which, fortunately, predominates. That would leave only one--or two if one crew is height challanged--sea berths in the salon apart from sleeping on the sole, (which does have something to recommend it tho' not if the yacht has only one , forward, or shallow bilges with a belly full of water). After re-reading your post earlier this morning, my (far) better half and I pulled up the Beneteau web-site and looked at the boat again and her first comment was "...the cabin's beautiful but there's nothing to hold on to". (At only 4'-11", tho' she claims 5', hand holds are a big issue for her.) She also read my earlier post and commented that the fuel and water capacity of the yacht is better, and the same, respectively, as ours and they've not been a problem for us and a water-maker can remedy the water supply situation anyway--so I stand corrected. As for strength and endurance, your primary issues--the yacht is more than adaquate in my view--eh Fatty?--and, shaped much like a classic "sled", she'll have a good turn of speed off the wind which is what you require. 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Many have done a lap.   Kings Gambit Will Gilmore Hello NEBrian, I live at the other end of rt 2 in NH. Pick the boat in your price range with the accomodations you need. Be sure price range includes costs for repairs and upgrade additions for bluewater, long range cruising; such as new safety equipment, updated standing rigging, spare parts, storm jib, extra reef points, if needed, in main. There's a long list of common sense equipment and mods that any boat owner intent on bluewater sailing should have. Beneteaus, as a brand, are up to the task, when properly outfitted with a captain who knows his boat and is well prepared. I am not a Beneteau owner, but I have lived aboard, sailed long range and across an ocean. I do know Beneteaus are designed solidly and to sail bluewater, survive knockdowns and be self-righting. That's a good start for any bluewater venture. If buying used, be sure the PO hasn't changed or adversely modified the vessel to not meet the above standards, which are not comprehensive by any means. I also recommend that when sailing outside immediate availability for help, keep the main hatch closed. There is the unpredictable rogue wave or blast of wind. I was sitting below, aboard a 56' three-masted schooner, reading a book at the dock, on a nice Florida Winter day when the boat took a very sudden 20 degree heel and popped back upright. Talking to people at the marina afterward, they described the row of sailboats as looking like a line of dominos, they just suddenly fell over in turn down the row. Nobody else felt any wind or saw the Kraken brushing the keels. You never know. -Will (Dragonfly)   As an experienced sailor friend of mine once said, it's not the boat, it's the sailor   David in Sandusky Some Beneteaus are clearly coastal cruisers. Their large cockpits and beamy designs make them questionable for a long voyage where they need to survive major storms with no safe harbor near. I recommend “Choosing a Cruising Sailboat” by Roger Marshall, available from the SBO store, to help you make an informed choice. Roger talks about seakeeping and comfort from the hull, safety systems, bunks near the centerline, a large, rechargeable battery bank, a watermaker, a complete galley, substantial ground tackle, and an inflatable dinghy for his voyager/long distance cruiser design. Educating yourself will help you to select and prepare a boat for your purpose.   BrianRobin said: ...it's not the boat, it's the sailor Click to expand David in Sandusky said: Some Beneteaus are clearly coastal cruisers. Their large cockpits and beamy designs make them questionable for a long voyage where they need to survive major storms with no safe harbor near. Click to expand Don S/V ILLusion Exaggeration for effect - Can someone please explain how a 30 ft wave which will break windows and remove a mast can read a certification label?   Thank you all for the great information. Thanks Caboteur for giving me the model Beneteau Oceanis. There seems to be a lot of Beneteau sailboats for sale. I just wanted a place to start. Thanks again.   Davidasailor26 Don S/V ILLusion said: Exaggeration for effect - Can someone please explain how a 30 ft wave which will break windows and remove a mast can read a certification label? Click to expand Davidasailor26 said: Well obviously the wave can't read the certification any more than another car can read how many stars are in your car's crash test rating when it hits you. But it's still a valuable measure of overall safety and readiness. I wouldn't want to be in a bad storm with an A certified boat any more than in an accident with a 5 star car, but I'd have a better chance there than in a D certified boat or 1 star car. Click to expand JohnShannon The "First" series are built a little better and designed for racing, the Oceanis series is optimized for cruising and comfort. Firsts have done and won Sydney Hobart Oceanis mmm maybe not. You could also get a Figaro 2 set up for easy single handing!   I think the CE A rating looks at the same design details that a 30ft wave looks at, it does mean something but like all rules is imperfect.   CaptainSV-SecondStar While no ocean crossing yet with us aboard, our 2007 B49 has circumnavigated the Caribbean and done numerous offshore miles. Worth a look. It was not a boat that was on our original short list at all, but we could not be happier with the results. For us, while I'd like to see a few additional handholds below, she is a wonderful, workable combination of livability and sea-keeping.   This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. By continuing to use this site, you are consenting to our use of cookies. Accept Learn more… Sign up for an account Already have an account? Log in Login to continue Don't have an account yet? Sign Up Forgot your password? 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Post your sailboat for free and find a buyer. 1994 Beneteau 44 | Rout'Deau Melbourne, Florida, United States 1986 Beneteau 40.5 | LOIS Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain 2007 Beneteau 43 | Ocean Echo 1 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2007 Beneteau 43.14 | Ocean Echo 1 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2005 Beneteau 47 | Picaro Bocas del Toro, Bocas del Toro, Panama 2002 Beneteau 42 | Fredom Cacique , Colón, Panama 2005 Beneteau 34 Ventura, California, United States 1987 Beneteau 51 | Radio Flyer St. Augustine, Florida, United States 2000 Beneteau 32 El Dorado, Kansas, United States 2006 Beneteau 35 Glades, Florida, United States 1999 Beneteau 35 | Terre a Terre Lake Champlain, New York, United States 216 IMAGES 2008 Beneteau 49 sailboat for sale in California 2008 Beneteau 49 Sail New and Used Boats for Sale Sold: Beneteau Oceanis 49, Pre-owned, 601 1996 Beneteau 49 for sale. 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A large cockpit, easily managed sailplan and fine all-round performance obviously have something to do with this; cool features like a dedicated sail locker in the bow and a large nav station belowdecks don't hurt either. Beneteau 49 Sailboat Review The Beneteau 49 is a sprightly performer thanks to its modern underbody and powerful sail plan. It comes with all the creature comforts for which cruisers could ask, attractive avant-garde styling, and a price that offers an excellent value. Beneteau 49. LOA: 49′ 6″ (15.09 m.) LWL: 43′ 8″ (13.31 m.) Beam: 14′ 9″ (4.50 m.) Beneteau 49 Reviews & Specifications Beneteau 49 by George Day Blue Water Sailing October 2006 The Beneteau 49 Stirs an Instant "WOW!" New styling and enhanced systems make this new 49-footer a production trendsetter In July we flew to Toronto, Canada, to join Beneteau USA's president Wayne Burdick on the maiden voyage (in North America) of the new Beneteau 49. In all of the years we have been sailing boats for in-depth ... 2011 Beneteau 49 sailboat for sale in Florida 49'. 14.7'. 5.9'. Florida. $265,000. Description: Meet Athena, She is a cruise ready boat that has been as far as Tortola and is currently docked in the Tampa Bay. She has all new B&G electronics to include radar and a fwd looking sonar. She is energy independent with set 930 watts of solar and 825 Amp/hrs of house bank LiFePo batteries. Beneteau 49 The Beneteau 49 is a 49.5ft fractional sloop designed by Berret Racoupeau Yacht Design and built in fiberglass by Beneteau since 2005. The Beneteau 49 is a light sailboat which is a reasonably good performer. It is reasonably stable / stiff and has a good righting capability if capsized. ... Monohull fin keel with bulb and spade rudder Beneteau 49 boats for sale Look for the exact boat you need with our new search! Search . Default Search. Boats PWCs. Boats for Sale View All. CONDITION. TYPE. MAKE OR MODEL. PRICE. Country. 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Could a Beneteau 49 be consider blue water safe It's all hearsay. The 49 is great bluewater boat. Never heard of bulkheads separating or hull integrity being an issue. Research any you will find there isn't a finer/stronger production boat on the market. The materials and methods used today are better than ever and the liner/grid system (overkill design) beneteau uses makes for a stiff/strong hull that can take a lot! Beneteau 49 boats for sale The starting price is $220,000, the most expensive is $625,000, and the average price of $510,000. Related boats include the following models: Antares 9, Gran Turismo 41 and Swift Trawler 35. Boat Trader works with thousands of boat dealers and brokers to bring you one of the largest collections of Beneteau 49 boats on the market. Blue Deep Water Beneteau It also helps to know the effective (working) definition of "blue-water" cruising. Being more than a day's run (24 hr) to safe harbor. That may or may not equate directly with distance offshore. For most sailboats (monohull), a day's run falls between about 130 and 180 n.mi. Beneteau Gran Turismo 49 Entertaining Features BoatMarket Moscow Gran Turismo 49 Boatmarket - sale of Beneteau yachts in Moscowhttp://www.boatmarket.ru/beneteau/19/1223/ Beneteau sailboats for sale 1999 Beneteau 35 | Terre a Terre Lake Champlain, New York, United States. $79,000. Listed on July 25, 2021. Beneteau sailboats for sale. Beneteau First 24 SE sailboat Beneteau First 24 SE (2021) - Excellent and immaculate condition. Lightly used about 50 times - only in freshwater lakes. The sailboat, located in northern Idaho, USA, was custom ordered by me as the original owner, and has a custom-built trailer. This First 24 SE fully loaded with options and is ready to sail. Beneteau First 24 SE (2021) Beneteau First 24 SE (2021) - Excellent and immaculate condition. Lightly used about 50 times - only in freshwater lakes. 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